Echinacea laevigata

Taxobox


name = Smooth purple coneflower
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo = Asterales
familia = Asteraceae
tribus = Heliantheae
genus = "Echinacea"
species = "E. laevigata"
binomial = "Echinacea laevigata"
binomial_authority = (Boynton and Beadle) Blake

"Echinacea laevigata", the smooth purple coneflower, is a federally listed endangered plant found in the piedmont of the southeastern United States. Its current range is within the states of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia, although it was historically also found in Pennsylvania and Maryland. Most populations are found on roadsides and other open areas with plenty of sunlight, often on calcium and magnesium rich soils. Unlike other members of the genus "Echinacea", it has not been traditionally used as an herbal medicine.

References

*
*U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. 1995. Smooth coneflower recovery plan. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Atlanta.